öda
Meaning
to waste, to spend in vain, often used about time
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att öda | to waste |
|---|---|---|
| Present | öder | jag öder |
| Past | ödde | jag ödde |
| Supine | ött | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har ött | jag har ött |
| Past perfect | hade ött | jag hade ött |
| Future | ska öda | or: kommer att öda |
| Conditional | skulle öda | jag skulle öda |
| Imperative | öd! | a command |
| Present participle | ödande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | ödd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | ödas |
|---|---|
| Present | öds |
| Past | öddes |
| Supine | ötts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use öder. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise öda
1 / 2Yesterday I … (öda). Which is the past tense?
öda in a sentence
- Miljoner ödades på en renovering som inte ens har kommit i gång.Millions were spent on a renovation that hasn't even started.
- Åtta krigsskepp öddes, och stort var talet av fallna;Eight war ships were destroyed, and huge was the number of fallen (men);
Questions
What does öda mean in English?
öda means “to waste, to spend in vain, often used about time”.
What is the past tense of öda?
The past tense of öda is ödde (“jag ödde”). The supine is ött, used in “jag har ött”.
What is the present tense of öda?
öder, the same for every person: jag öder, du öder, vi öder.
Origin
From Old Swedish ø̄þa, from Old Norse eyða, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaną.
Nearby common words
öda is number 8,434 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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